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HIGHER EDUCATION ACCREDITATION IN THE UNITED STATES

HIGHER EDUCATION ACCREDITATION IN THE UNITED STATES. What International Education Professionals REALLY Need to Know Presenters: Ann M. Koenig, AACRAO, USA Rolf Lofstad, NOKUT, Norway Chair: Eric Staab, Grinnell College, USA . HIGHER EDUCATION ACCREDITATION IN THE UNITED STATES.

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HIGHER EDUCATION ACCREDITATION IN THE UNITED STATES

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  1. HIGHER EDUCATION ACCREDITATION IN THE UNITED STATES What International Education Professionals REALLY Need to Know Presenters: Ann M. Koenig, AACRAO, USA Rolf Lofstad, NOKUT, Norway Chair: Eric Staab, Grinnell College, USA

  2. HIGHER EDUCATION ACCREDITATION IN THE UNITED STATES What International Education Professionals REALLY Need to Know Part 2:Perspective from the European side

  3. Handouts for this part of the session: Please send e-mail with your POSTAL address to: rlo@nokut.no www.nokut.no

  4. The European Perspective • Background information • Results of a mini-survey among European professionals • Use and abuse

  5. What is “accreditation”? • A tool for protection! A tool to protect • employers from substandard employees • “our own” students from substandard competitors for admission or jobs • students from entering substandard institutions • our recognised institutions from substandard applicants

  6. What is “accreditation”? • A tool to protect: • our recognised institutions from entering into cooperation with substandard institutions • (state) loan funds/ providers of grants by preventing students from spending taxpayers’ money on substandard (or fraudulent) institutions/study programmes.

  7. National sovereignty Higher education is strongly linked to • National history • Linguistic identity • Cultural specificities • National economic developments • Social cohesion • hence • A field of national policy-making

  8. European traditions (generalized) • HE system belong to the national state • Institutions a priori recognized • QA/Accreditation relatively new trend • Bologna Process => EHEA • QA/Accr. owned by / working for govt. • QA/Accr. largely a mandatory process

  9. Recognition in Europe Recognition practices harmonized through • Cooperation and information exchange • Bi- or multilateral agreements • Initiatives in the Bologna Process • Ratification of the Lisboa Convention The joint Council of Europe / UNESCO Convention on the recognition of qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region – Lisboa 1997

  10. Lisboa Convention 1997 Number of ratifications per September 2004: 39

  11. Part 2: Mini-survey • A questionnaire was sent to: • the ENIC/NARIC-offices • The EAIE-L • Norwegian colleagues

  12. Recognition of institutions inside USA • An accredited institution in the U.S. is generally regarded as a recognised institution by European international education professionals, provided the accrediting body is a member of CHEA. There are different opinions as to which category of accreditation (regional or national) fulfils the requirement.

  13. Recognition of institutions outside USA • Institutions outside the U.S. with accreditation from a member of CHEA, will normally be considered recognised. Opinions differ as to which category of accreditation (regional or national) fulfils the requirements.

  14. Recognition of qualifications offered inside USA • Regional accreditation (CHEA): Qualifications earned will normally be recognised. • Professional accreditation (CHEA): Qualifications earned will normally be recognised. • National accreditation (CHEA): Qualifications earned might be recognised by some.

  15. Recognition of qualifications offered outside USA • Professional accreditation (CHEA): Qualifications earned will normally be recognised.

  16. General guidelines: Only –CHEA members: • Regional accreditation of institutions inside and outside of US: Recognised. • Qualifications with Professional accr. offered both inside and outside of US: Recognised (institutional accreditation not needed) • National recognition of institution both inside and outside of US: evaluate according to profile of your institution

  17. General guidelines: Only –CHEA members: • Be careful: check that institutions and programmes are accredited as higher education institutions / programmes!

  18. Part 3: Use and abuse A guided tour through different cases

  19. Belford High school • Belford University • ”Belford” Accrediting Organisation • All bogus

  20. A safe place to start

  21. Their website does not mention accreditation

  22. Accredited by Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSA) – Middle States Commission on Higher Education in 2004

  23. School of Pharmacy accredited by ACPE in 2004

  24. Recognized by CHEA April 2004

  25. Thank you for your attention – we hope you found our presentation worth while. Ann, Eric and Rolf

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